Memorial: M1205

Wall tablet in St David’s Church, Ashprington, Devon commemorating Captain John Bastard RN d. 1825

Location

St David's Church, Ashprington, Devon, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / IOHN BASTARD, OF SHARPHAM ESQR., / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / WHO WAS BORN XXVTH OF JANUARY MDCCLXXXVII, / AND DIED XITH OF JANUARY MDCCCXXXV. / THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED / BY HIS / AFFECTIONATE WIDOW.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel, south wall
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS Bellona; HMS Africa;

Event

French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars

People

Bastard, John
Age: 48
Date of Death: 11/1/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grandson of Captain Philemon Pownoll, who also has a memorial in the church. John Bastard married Frances Wade in 1817.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)1993
Photographer: P Lacey

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